Dutchboy

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  1. I was nearly run over by 2 F-16 fighters today. I was flying along at 3k feet over North Georgia under the foggles (simulated IFR) when I heard my safety pilot say "Look at that". Two fighters at my 3 o'clock 500 ft above me and going fast. They passed less than 1000 ft in front of me.
    Can you say wake turbulence boys and girls, I know you can.
    The Dutchboy
    http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra

  4. First off, I wouldn't care what other people think. They weren't there. It is your life and your equipment so nobody else has a right to say anything at all.
    Second, congratulations on thinking rationally under a stressful situation. You made the decision that was right for you. Don't worry about others that would have made a different decision. There is a reason that more males than females end up dead in this sport and it isn't just the porportion of jumpers.
    Third, if it were me and there were other potentially more supportive dropzones nearby I would check them out. But that's just me.
    The Dutchboy
    http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra

  11. Glad that everything worked out OK for you.
    A note on packing the canopy. I have a Hornet and just PRO pack it. I have tried the psycho pack a few times. Whenever someone else did the psycho pack all was fine, but about 50% of the time when I did it I got twists. Since the canopy always opens nicely and doesn't squirt around while folding I just stick with the PRO pack now. Also, I'm told that psycho packing without a bridle extension can cause twists and canopy wear.
    The Dutchboy
    http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra

  16. I checked and all four Atlanta DZ's are outside of the enhanced Class B. It's amazing just how far out that airspace goes over the busiest airport in the world. All but Atlanta Air Sportz are just barely outside the airspace.
    If I wanted to fly to Skydive Atlanta it would be like 200 miles and would probably be quicker to drive! I'm not going to bitch though, anything to get back in the air again.
    The Dutchboy
    http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra

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    What a freekin' nightmare since this also implies that you'd be operating at an airport with at least avaliable communications with ATC, while on the ground waiting for your clearance. This blows out a LOT of private airports.


    This is what happened to me yesterday. I spent over 15 minutes taxing around the airport looking for a spot where I could get Atlanta approach on the radio. I finally had to go directly to Atlanta center. I had to cancel IFR by phone on the ground.
    As to the speed of the system yesterday, I literally could have drove quicker. It took me 2.4 hours to fly to Chattanooga and back. Of course, I did do 3 instrument approaches that added to the time. The frequencies were very congested, especially near Atlanta. I had been cleared to a radio beacon and then Atlanta approach forgot about me. Took us over 10 minutes to even get them to respond to us, so we could land at the airport 5 miles away.
    I'm a bit bummed. I was supposed to have my instrument checkride today, but the examiner said the FAA was discouraging him from doing these at the moment. The current restrictions don't prevent this type of flight. Naturally since I can't do the stinking checkride I can't get the rating that would allow me to fly right now. :(
    The Dutchboy
    http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra